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DATE: 05
January 2005
IN THE WAKE OF THE TSUNAMI… |
| “ The greatest natural disaster that has befallen
our country in history is, paradoxically, also an opportunity
for us all to devise innovative approaches towards national
solidarity and conflict resolution....readmore |
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DATE: 03
January 2005
SCOPP EXTENDS
SUPPORT TO TSUNAMI VICTIMS IN THE NORTH AND EAST |
| As a humanitarian gesture, the Secretariat
for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) extended
their support to the LTTE Peace Secretariat in Kilinochchi....readmore |
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DATE: 31
December 2004
RELIEF
AND RECONCILIATION IN 2005… |
| Sri Lanka observes a day of official
mourning today, as the death toll of the devastating
Tsunami waves stand at 28,508 as of 31st December 2004.....readmore |
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DATE: 30
December 2004
GOVERNMENT
ENGAGED IN LARGE-SCALE RELIEF ACTIVITIES |
| Following the destruction of lives and
property caused by the Tsunami waves that hit Sri Lanka
on 26th December, the Government of Sri Lanka has embarked
on large-scale relief and rehabilitation activities
in all affected areas.....readmore |
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DATE: 29
December 2004
GOVERNMENT
OFFERS HELP TO THE LTTE |
| Dr. Lakshman Marasinghe, Director Legal
of SCOPP was invited to visit Jaffna recently by the
Viluthu Human Resource Development Centre to participate
in a Panel Discussion on the 'The future of peace activities......readmore |
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DATE: 28
December 2004
IN THE
AFTERMATH OF TSUNAMI... |
| Sri Lanka saw the worst natural disaster
ever in its history when the Tsunami waves swept its
north, east and the southern coast causing colossal
destruction of lives and property.....readmore |
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DATE: 23
December 2004
SCOPP
DIRECTOR IN JAFFNA |
| Dr. Lakshman Marasinghe, Director Legal
of SCOPP was invited to visit Jaffna recently by the
Viluthu Human Resource Development Centre to participate
in a Panel Discussion on the 'The future of peace activities......readmore |
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DATE: 22
December 2004
SCOPP
HEAD VISITS AMPARA |
| Jayantha Dhanapala Secretary General
of the Peace Secretariat (SCOPP) and Senior Advisor
to the President visited Ampara on Wednesday....readmore |
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DATE: 25
November 2004
SCOPP
HEAD VISITS VAVUNIYA AND MANNAR |
| Jayantha Dhanapala, Secretary-General
of the Peace Secretariat (SCOPP) and Senior Adviser
to the President, visited the SLMM District Offices
in Vavuniya and Mannar on Wednesday 24th and Thursday
25th.....readmore |
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DATE: 03
November 2004
PEACE
PROCESS INTACT- YASUSHI AKASHI |
| Mr. Yasushi Akashi, the Japanese Special
Envoy to Sri Lanka's Peace Process met with the media
yesterday.....readmore |
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DATE: 28
October 2004
JAYANTHA
DHANAPALA - SCOPP SECRETARY GENERAL |
| Contrary to certain media reports on
the purported resignation of Mr. Jayantha Dhanapala
as Secretary General of the Secretariat for Coordinating
the Peace Process (SCOPP).....readmore |
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DATE: 19
October 2004
HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE |
| The Secretariat for Coordinating the
Peace Process (SCOPP) was informed by the Royal Norwegian
Embassy in Colombo that a Senior Commander of the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam....readmore |
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DATE: 10
October 2004
SCOPP HEAD
VISITS TRINCOMALEE |
| Jayantha Dhanapala - Secretary-General
of the Peace Secretariat (SCOPP) and Senior Adviser
to the President - visited Trincomalee on Friday 8th
October.....readmore |
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DATE: 23
September 2004
SECRETARIAT
FOR COORDINATING THE PEACE PROCESS (SCOPP) LAUNCHES
TAMIL WEBSITE |
| The Tamil version of the Secretariat
for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) website http://www.peaceinsrilanka.org/tamil
is now on-line.........readmore |
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DATE: 21
September 2004
SECRETARIAT
FOR COORDINATING THE PEACE PROCESS COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL
DAY OF PEACE |
| The Secretariat for Coordinating the
Peace Process (SCOPP) commemorates the International
Day of Peace today, Tuesday 21st September 2004 with
the launch of the Tamil version of its website.........readmore |
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DATE: 17
September 2004
COMMEMORATING
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE |
| The United Nations General Assembly,
in resolution 55/282, of 7 September 2001 decided.........readmore |
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DATE: 19
July 2004
PEACE SECRETARIAT
CHIEF'S VISIT TO BATTICALOA SUCCESSFUL |
| The Secretary General of the Secretariat
for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) Mr. Jayantha
Dhanapala visited the Batticaloa District Office of
the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission.........readmore |
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DATE: 15
July 2004
SECRETARY
GENERAL OF PEACE SECRETARIAT TO VISIT BATTICALOA |
| The Secretary General of the Secretariat
for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) Mr. Jayantha
Dhanapala will visit the Batticaloa District.........readmore |
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DATE: 14
July 2004
SRI LANKA
TO ACCEDE TO CCW TREATY |
| The Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions
on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) came
into force in December 1983.........readmore |
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DATE: 14
May 2004
Veteran
UN diplomat is Secretary General of Peace Secretariat |
| President Chandrika Kumaratunga appointed
Jayantha Dhanapala as Secretary-General of the Secretariat
for Coordinating the Peace Process.........readmore |
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DATE: 13
May 2004
Ian
Martin, Human Rights Advisor visits Sri Lanka |
| Mr. Ian Martin, Human Rights Advisor
to the Peace Process will visit Sri Lanka from 13 -
22 May.........readmore |
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DATE: 13
May 2004
Japan
rebuilds Kilinochchi hospital |
| ward and the general ward of the Kilinochchi
District Hospital, which were rehabilitated by the Government
of Japan at a cost of Rs.50 million was handed over
yesterday.........readmore |
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DATE: 13
April 2004
Minister
Kadiragamar interviewed on CNN |
| Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadiragamar
in an interview with CNN reiterated that the ceasefire
will hold and there is no danger of it collapsing.........readmore |
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DATE: 11
April 2004
Norwegian
Foreign Minister Jan Petersen in Colombo for talks |
| Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen
arrived in Colombo yesterday for talks with the Government
and the LTTE........readmore |
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DATE: 11
April 2004
New
Cabinet formed: Thirty-one ministers sworn in |
| Thirty-one Ministers and Deputy Ministers
of the United Peoples’s Freedom Alliance Government
were sworn in before President Chandrika Bandaranaike
Kumaratunga at the President’s House.......readmore |
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DATE: 06
April 2004
Mahinda
Rajapakse becomes Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister
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| Former opposition leader and veteran
politician Honourable Mahinda Rajapakse was sworn in
as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister today. The swearing
in ceremony.......readmore |
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DATE: 06
April 2004
The
European Commission allocates €5.5 million to Sri
Lanka |
| The European Commission has allocated
€5.5 million for humanitarian aid operations. The
fund will be utilised for returnees, internally displaced
persons (IDPs).......readmore |
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DATE: 01
April 2004
Sri
Lanka go to poll tomorrow |
| Sri Lankan voters from the 22 electoral
districts will go to poll on the 2nd of April. The Sri
Lankan Parliament has 225 seats.......readmore |
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DATE: 25
February 2004
U.S.
State Department releases 2003 Human Rights Reports |
| The U.S. Department of State released
its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
for 2003 on February 25. The reports include individual
assessments of 196 countries and, according to the introduction......readmore |
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DATE: 26
January 2004
Akashi
meets the media: Donor aid will continue |
| The Japanese special envoy Yasushi Akashi
informed the media yesterday that the financial aid
pledged by the donors at the Tokyo Donor Conference......readmore |
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DATE: 23
January 2004
Second
Follow-up Meeting of the Tokyo Donor Conference |
| The second follow-up meeting of the Tokyo
Donor Conferenceon Reconstruction and Development of
Sri Lanka, was held on Friday 23 January 2004......readmore |
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DATE: 26
November 2003
Minister
Prof. G. L. Peiris addresses the diplomatic community |
| Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday
briefed the diplomatic community on the present political
situation in the country......readmore |
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DATE: 01
November 2003
Secretariat
for Coordinating the Peace Process launches Sinhala
Website |
| After one year of successful completion
of the ‘peaceinsrilanka’ website, the Secretariat
for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) has launched
the Sinhala version......readmore |
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DATE: 05
October 2003
Inauguration
of the Kilinochchi transit centre |
| The first transit centre for underage
cadres released by the LTTE opened in Kilinochchi on
Friday October 3, 2003. The centre is part of a comprehensive
programme.....readmore |
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DATE: 02
October 2003
The Peace Secretariat launches
Sinhala-Tamil periodical
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| The Secretariat for Coordinating the
Peace Process has launched a bilingual periodical in
Sinhala and Tamil languages........readmore |
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DATE: 09
September 2003
Conference on Sri Lanka
in Switzerland
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| A Conference titled “Human Security
: Sri Lanka” was held in Bern, Switzerland on
Tuesday 9th September organized by the Swiss Federal
Department of Foreign Affairs......readmore |
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DATE: 28
June 2003
SLMM report on SLN-LTTE
incident at sea
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| A report on the incident that took place
at sea between the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam........... readmore |
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DATE: 04
June 2003
NORAD Provides Financial
Support to Peace Secretariat (SCOPP) Communications
Unit
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| Funds provided by NORAD to the Communications
Unit of the Peace Secretariat will contribute...........
readmore |
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DATE: 02
June 2003
Prime Minister responds
to the LTTE
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| On May 30, Chief Negotiator of the LTTE,
Anton Balasingham, responded to the latest proposals
set forth by the Government........... readmore |
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DATE: 31
May 2003
Prime Minister responds
to Norwegian Foreign Minister
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| On Wednesday May 28, the Norwegian Embassy
delivered to the LTTE a copy of Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe’s letter of May 27 to the Norwegian
Foreign Minister Jan Petersen........... readmore |
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DATE: 29
May 2003
LTTE & Muslim representatives
meet to resolve dispute
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| A meeting between the Liberation Tigers
of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and representatives of the Muslim
community in Muttur........... readmore |
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DATE: 29
May 2003
Multilateral group presents
final version of Needs Assessment
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| In preparation for the “Tokyo Conference
on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka”...........
readmore |
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DATE: 29
May 2003
Western donors call for
nexus between development assistance and progress towards
a political settlement
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| Heads of Mission for France, Germany,
The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the United
Kingdom in Sri Lanka sent a letter........... readmore |
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DATE: 23
May 2003
Norwegian Foreign Minister
comments on the Peace Process in Sri Lanka
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| Speaking at the ‘Belgian-Norwegian
Seminar on Peace Mediation and Reconciliation’
on May 21 in Brussels........... readmore |
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DATE: 20
May 2003
Parties discuss the way
forward
|
| The Norwegian facilitators led by Foreign
Minister Jan Petersen and accompanied by Deputy Foreign
Minister Vidar Helgesen...........readmore |
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DATE: 12
May 2003
Member of European Parliament
visits Sri Lanka
|
| John Cushnahan, a senior member of the
European Parliament and Chief Observer at two General
Elections in Sri Lanka, was in the country from 2-11
May 2003...........readmore |
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DATE: 09
May 2003
Norwegian Delegation Briefs
the Prime Minister
|
| On their return from Kilinochchi May
8, 2003, the Norwegian Ambassador Designate, Mr. Hans
Brattskar, and Special Envoy, Mr. Erik Solheim met...........readmore |
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DATE: 08
May 2003
Akashi briefs the Prime
Minister on his visit to Vanni
|
| The Japanese delegation, comprising Special
Envoy Ambassador Yasushi Akashi, Japanese Ambassador
H.E. Mr. Seiichiro Otsuka, Regional Director Ministry
of Foreign Affairs Mr. Takio Yamada and other members,
called...........readmore |
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DATE: 29
April 2003
Prime Minister provides
comprehensive response
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| In response to a letter from Dr. Anton
Balasingham, the Chief Negotiator of the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)...........readmore |
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DATE: 28
April 2003
Ambassador Goonetilleke
responds to Tamilselvan |
| Ambassador Bernard Goonetilleke explained
the measures taken by the Government..........readmore |
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DATE: 24
April 2003
Prime Minister, Mr. Ranil
Wickremesinghe, responds to Mr. Balasingham
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| Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe,
has written to Mr. Anton Balasingham acknowledging receipt
of his letter of 21 April 2003........readmore |
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DATE: 11
April 2003
Train service to Batticaloa
resumes |
| The recommencement of the train service
between Batticaloa and Valachchenai on April 12, 2003
after a lapse of six years........readmore |
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DATE: 09
April 2003
Pre-Tokyo Donor Conference
Seminar to be held in Washington, DC on April 14, 2003 |
| In preparation
for The Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development
of Sri Lanka to be held June 9-10, 2003, a seminar will
be held in Washington, DC on 14th April.........readmore |
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